Aurorafan and Junelle - there is a new article on the northern lights Iceland website covering exactly when it is best to see the northern lights in Iceland. See it here: http://www.northernlightsiceland.com/the-best-time-to-see-the-northern-lights-…

Well I would say there isnt a lot of difference between these two when it comes down to chances of seeing the northern lights. Other factors are much more important e.g. number of days you are staying in Iceland, when in the northern lights season y…

Jaksonmith - cold weather has nothing to do with the northern lights. Often it is cold as between Sept and April it is cold close to the north pole e.g. in places like Iceland. April is end of aurora season and soon after the 1 april it starts to be…

It is a little chance this late in the year. Of course you could be lucky but the daylight is icreasing fast - around middle of june we have 24 hours daylight. So I would say plan your trip to Iceland as a adventure and only look it as a very nice b…

Scientists are talking about December will be great for viewing the northern lights in Iceland, so if you are stay for some time the 28th sounds quite good:) However march is also great as statistics have shown us that second top (the northern light…

It is the perfect time - probably one of the best time period for long time to come due to the 11 year solar cycle. And you also stay long enough time as 2 weeks should be enough long. Many people come for only a weekend and believe the northern lig…

If the question is "Where can you see the northern lights" the main focus needs to be on the best places to see the northern lights and the best places might also mean you need to think about what else you can do when the lights are not showing up. …

Atticus17 - Im not sure I understand you and what you are suggesting. Are you saying it is better to go to Norway or Iceland! How do the airlines having much to do with the decision where to go - there are a lot of flights to Iceland or Norway - or …

Yes I agree - Greenland is a great place to visit but expensive to fly there as you say. Also you are not having the greatest hotels in the world but on the other hand you have some of the greatest nature in the world over there:) And the people liv…

How can you see it is cloudy in Feb!!! That is impossible to see as of now:) However only staying for 3 nights might be a problem - I would stay at least for one week if you are planning to see the northern lights. Also dont plan the whole trip arou…

In general you can see the lights anyplace in Iceland or Greenland, given there few clouds and a solar storm is hitting earth at the time you want to see it. However it is important there is very little light pollution and the biggest cities e.g. Re…

Here is a post on exactly this subject http://www.northernlightsiceland.com/best-place-to-see-northern-lights/ In general you can see the lights anywhere in Iceland, however there are couple of factors that are important to look at. First one is lig…

Great News - if you are planning to see the northern lights Iceland next winter then you need to read this article from NASA. They are saying the 11 year solar cycle has two peaks - meaning the winter 2013-2014 that was expected to be great, was jus…

yes it is, but it would be most likely end of Sept. Normally May is too late as there is simply too much daylight. Dont forget things are different when you get so north e.g. in june we have 24 hours daylight. Just follow the forecast here as early …

Thanks for the advise VeronicaK - I was able to find this really nice super jeep operator that took me on a trip on the 1st of Jan. First I though it would be hopeless to find someone but it was only the 2nd company I tried - so perfect:)

I would not go in May if you want to see the northern lights Iceland The season is only until middle of April. However if you want to be sure to have great experience even if the aurora does not show up then the aurora floating tour http://www.float…

Go in sept/oct or end Feb/begin march and you have the best chances to see the lights. Check out this site if you want to learn more about the northern lights One important consideration is however if you should do guided daytours from Reykjavik or …